# NTSB SEA66D0119: Bird CK, N765N, Notus, ID, September 11, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1965
- Place: Notus, ID · NOTUS, ID
- Location: 43.7184° N, 116.7850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Notus, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7184&lon=-116.7850&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0119
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0119

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2889  65/9/11  NR.NOTUS ID           BIRD CK             CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1915                    N765N               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 23, 275 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2300                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PILOT WAS SIGNALING THE FLAGMAN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N765N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N765N), registered now, S/N CK4033, built 1932 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BIRD CK
- Registry model: [Bird CK](https://openairdocs.org/model/bird-ck) (registry code 6840112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Kinner B5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-b5-series) (registry code 37501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N765N (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA10LA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA458), Aug 31, 2010: Bird CK (N765N), Eagles Mere, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of degradation of the fuel tank coating which blocked the fuel supply.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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